| Drugs and addiction are a major problem in South | | | | have spoken to, actually have "runners" dealing |
| Africa. Drugs are infecting the schools. Drug | | | | drugs. A young boy or girl recruited by a dealer |
| dealers are increasing and are no longer hidden | | | | to push drugs and earn money. From a dealers |
| away. The quality of the drugs is also becoming | | | | perspective, there is nothing better than getting |
| dangerous as new and cheaper forms of | | | | as school kid "hooked". Its an investment into a |
| manufacturing are being discovered. Recent | | | | life long customer and a drug addict who will |
| studies have shown that in the Gauteng and | | | | eventually do anything to bring you more money. |
| Kwazulu Natal areas drug related crimes have | | | | Not so long ago, drug dealers where hidden away |
| increased by 200% in the last year alone. | | | | and far from normal society. But these days |
| In South Africa the increase in drugs and drug | | | | things have changed. In fact drug dealers and |
| related crime is growing at a massive rate. | | | | drug deals are happening in and around shopping |
| Rehabs, Churches and other groups are fighting a | | | | centres, gyms and street corners in upmarket |
| losing battle. Its only so common to see | | | | suburbs. Are the police to blame? what is being |
| newspapers printing articles of drugs. What was | | | | done? |
| once a subject that was hush hush is now a | | | | We are also starting to see that drugs are now |
| common problem. Rehabs in all provinces are | | | | being synthetically made in labs that dont actually |
| shocked as the average age of residents is now | | | | know what to do. And so drugs like Tik and Cat |
| 15 years old. | | | | are often produced wrong and become lethal and |
| The schools are also having to try and deter and | | | | people are dying. Its crazy that we often think of |
| prevent its learners from this problem. Random | | | | drug dealers as rich and wealthy businessman. |
| drug testing and also new changes to the school | | | | The truth is that drug dealers are poor people |
| syllabus are some of the ways that they are | | | | that are using a criminal activity for one reason |
| proactively tackling the epidemic. The reality is | | | | and this is to make money. They don't care about |
| that this effort is of course a step in the right | | | | the quality. Its so dangerous. |
| direction but even still every high school has a | | | | As a community and a country we need to come |
| drug problem. In fact some of the schools that I | | | | together to fight this war. |